Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: USC Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness records
Creator:
USC Homelessness Initiative
Creator:
Wiewel, Brenda
Identifier/Call Number: 5369
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
1 box
Physical Description:
5 Gigabytes
96 computer folders and 1206 computer files
Date (inclusive): 2016-2021
Abstract: A collection of reports, publications, notes, and correspondence from the USC Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness (also known
as the USC Homelessness Initiative) documenting the issue of homelessness in Southern California. The collection documents
the USC Homelessness Initiative along with related projects and organizational efforts to respond to homelessness. The collection
also includes the Initiative's digital archive comprising over 1200 digital files, including text, images, presentations,
audio and video recordings, and other material. All digital file and folder names are listed under this finding aid's "Digital
files" series. The USC Homelessness Initiative was launched in the spring of 2016 to define the university's contributions
to efforts addressing homelessness in coordination with government, non-profit, and business organizations across the Southern
California region. The Initiative is led by Brenda Wiewel, DSW, LCSW, LMFT along with a steering committee of twelve USC deans,
who conduct research and provide leadership on behalf of regional homelessness.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: 1
Scope and Contents
A collection of reports, publications, notes, and correspondence from the USC Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness (also known
as the USC Homelessness Initiative) documenting the issue of homelessness in Southern California. The collection documents
the USC Homelessness Initiative along with related projects and organizational efforts to respond to homelessness. The collection
also includes the Initiative's digital archive comprising over 1200 digital files, including text, images, presentations,
audio and video recordings, and other material. All digital file and folder names are listed under this finding aid's "Digital
files" series. The USC Homelessness Initiative was launched in the spring of 2016 to define the university's contributions
to efforts addressing homelessness in coordination with government, non-profit, and business organizations across the Southern
California region. The Initiative is led by Brenda Wiewel, DSW, LCSW, LMFT along with a steering committee of twelve USC deans,
who conduct research and provide leadership on behalf of regional homelessness.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access. The materials described under the series titled "Digital files" consist of digital computer
files preserved in the USC Digital Repository. The files are not publicly accessible online. Researchers wishing to request
access should email specol@usc.edu.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], USC Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness records, Collection no. 5369, University Archives,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brenda Wiewel, June 17, 2021.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Homeless persons -- California -- Archival resources
Homeless persons -- Services for -- California, Southern -- Archival resources
Homeless youth -- California -- Archival resources
Homelessness -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Homelessness -- Government policy -- California, Southern -- Archival resources
Born digital
Digital images
Correspondence
Digital media
Notes
Publications (documents)
Reports
USC Homelessness Initiative -- Archives
Wiewel, Brenda -- Archives